Thailand Sees Long, Long Battle Against Bird Flu

This is not a problem only in birds; it has been proven to be able to be transmitted to humans. The real problem is that the flu is not only in Thailand but also in Vietnam, Malaysia, and China. This would make any form of containment difficult because there is no way to stop birds from migrating. The Prime Minister in Thailand says it will take at least three to five years to control. As it stands over thirty people have died due to the bird flu. At first it was thought that the virus was only transmitted from bird to human. Now there is evidence that it can be transmitted from human to human. Officials are still trying to think of a way to stop the spread of the virus. The rush is the fact that this virus is very efficient at making swift mutations. If it were to combine with a human flu virus it could cause a pandemic, to which humans would have little to no resistance.